Miami condo death toll rises to 78 as recovery hits 16th day
by Associated Press from on (#5M1KV)
Another 62 people remain unaccounted for as rescue workers in Surfside focus on finding remains instead of survivors
The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 78 on Friday, a number the mayor called heartbreaking" and staggering" as recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find victims in the rubble.
Another 62 people remain unaccounted for. No one has been found alive since the first hours after the building fell on 24 June.
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